The TeamsConcession Cup 2018

Players will compete over three days through the traditional team match-play formats of foursome, fourball and singles. Each team will be comprised of 14 players separated into three categories: six (6) Mid-Am members (age 25 to 54), six (6) Senior members (age 55 and older) and two (2) Super Senior members age 65 and older.

The selection process for the U.S. Team is led by the Amateur Golf Alliance (AGA), an organization established to conduct The Concession Cup matches as well as other events and initiatives in an effort to promote the amateur game at the highest level of competition. The U.S. Team includes a combination of spots earned through the World Amateur Golf Ranking™ (WAGR™), as well as AGA selections, based on a list of criteria that includes results from top amateur tournaments and career performance and accomplishments. The three highest ranked U.S. mid-amateurs and senior-amateurs within the WAGR™ earned automatic spots on the team. All automatic bids for the 2018 U.S. Concession Cup Team were determined from the final 2017 WAGR™ ranking.

The GB&I team was chosen in the customary way as adopted by Walker Cups and other amateur international matches. Teams are selected by a selection committee based on a list of criteria that includes performance in National and International events together with reference to the WAGR™.

US TEAM

Captains:

Vinny Giles

Giles's inspiring amateur golfing career boasts numerous victories, most notably the U.S. Amateur (1972), British Amateur (1975) and U.S. Senior Amateur (2009). The Virginia native was a three-time All-American golfer for the University of Georgia from 1962 to 1966. Giles played on four Walker Cup teams between 1969 and 1975, winning three times before captaining the 1993 squad to victory. He played in 11 professional majors, including the Masters Tournament and U.S. Open Championship where he was low amateur in 1968 (T22) and 1973 (17th) respectively. He has also finished as the low amateur in three U.S. Senior Open Championships (1993, 1996 and 1997). Giles was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1984.

Alan Fadel

Fadel is the president and chairman of the board for the Amateur Golf Alliance and founder of The Concession Cup. In his home state of Ohio, he won the State Mid-Amateur Championship in his 30s, 40s and 50s and claimed the State Amateur at the age of 40. Nationally Fadel represented Ohio four times in the USGA State Team Championship, played in three U.S. Senior Opens in a row from 2006-2008, and was medalist at the 2014 USGA Senior Amateur. In 2014, Fadel was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame and named the GlobalGolfPost.com male Amateur Golfer of the Year.

Mid-Am Team Members

Stewart Hagestad,Newport Beach, CA

Walker Cup team member 2017

2016 US Mid-Amateur Champion

Low Amateur, 2017 Masters Tournament

Qualified for 2017 US Open at Erin Hills

25th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#1 ranked US mid-amateur

2016 Metropolitan Golf Association Player of the Year

2016 Metropolitan Amateur Champion and Medalist

Played collegiately at University of Southern California

Scott Harvey,Greensboro, NC

Concession Cup team member 2014 and 2016

Walker Cup team member 2015

2014 US Mid-Amateur Champion

Holds record as four-time medalist in stroke play qualifying

Runner-up, 2016

Qualified for 2017 US Open at Erin Hills

2017 Coleman Invitational Champion

Medalist, 2017 Crump Cup

2016 and 2017 Thomas Invitational Champion

2017 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Champion

40th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#2 ranked US mid-amateur

Carolinas Player of the Year seven times consecutively (2011-2017)

Michael McDermott,Bryn Mawr, PA

2012 and 2017 Crump Cup Champion

Co-medalist in 2013

2008, 2013, and 2016 Philadelphia Amateur Champion

semi-finals in 2017

quarter-finals in 2016 US Mid-Amateur

2001, 2004, 2008, and 2013 Philadelphia Mid-Amateur Champion

2000 Pennsylvania Amateur Champion

2003 and 2007 Silver Cross winner

2007 Patterson Cup Champion

round of 16 in 2003 US Amateur

defeated top-seeded J.B. Holmes in round of 32

5 time Philadelphia (GAP) Player of the Year

Matt Parziale,Brockton, MA

2017 US Mid-Amateur Champion

2017 Massachusetts Amateur Champion; runner-up in 2008

2017 Francis Ouimet Memorial Champion

Co-medalist, 2015 US Mid-Amateur

Four-time Massachusetts Player of the Year (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017)

202nd ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

5th ranked US mid-amateur

Played as professional on mini-tours and regained amateur status in 2013

Firefighter in Brockton Fire Department

Nathan Smith,Pittsburgh, PA

Concession Cup team member 2014 and 2016

Walker Cup team member 2009, 2011, and 2013

Four-time US Mid-Amateur Champion (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012)

2015 US Four-Ball Champion (with Todd White)

2009 USGA State Team Champions (member of winning Pennsylvania team)

2011 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion

2017 R. Jay Sigel Pennsylvania Match Play Champion

Five-time Pennsylvania Player of the Year (2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

Member, Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame

Todd White,Spartanburg, SC

Concession Cup team member 2014 and 2016

Walker Cup team member 2013

2015 US Four-Ball Champion (with Nathan Smith)

Semi-finalist in 2012 US Mid-Amatur; quarter-finalist 2014 and 2015

Medalist, 2017 South Carolina Match Play

155th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#3 ranked US mid-am

Has played in 25 USGA championships

Played in 1995 US Open at Shinnecock Hills

Five time South Carolina Player of the Year

High school history teacher

Senior team members:

Gene Elliott,West Des Moines, IA

Concession Cup team member 2014 as a mid-am

308th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#1 ranked US senior

2017 Canadian Senior Champion

2017 Trans-Mississippi Senior Champion

2017 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions Champion

2017 Iowa Senior Match Play Champion

2017 Iowa Senior Amateur Champion

2017 Crane Cup Senior Champion

t-2nd in 2017 British Senior Amateur

2nd in Thomas Invitational Senior

semi-finalist in 2017 Crump Cup Senior

Doug Hanzel,Savannah, GA

Concession Cup team member 2014 and 2016

2013 US Senior Amateur Champion

2017 Coleman Invitational Senior Champion

2017 Golfweek Player of the Year Classic Champion

2017 Florida Senior Azalea Champion

2017 National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Champion

2017 Society of Seniors - Jack Hesler Champion

2017 Dixie Senior Amateur Champion

t-2nd in 2017 British Senior Amateur

round of 16 in 2017 US Senior Amateur

385th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#2 ranked US senior

Tim Jackson,Germantown, TN

Concession Cup team member 2014 and 2016

Walker Cup team member 1995 and 1999

1994 and 2001 US Mid-Amateur Champion

Medalist, 2009 US Amateur

2003 USGA State Team Champions (member of winning Tennessee team)

Low Amateur in three US Senior Opens

2017 Tennessee Senior Match Play Champion

2016 Coleman Invitational Senior Champion; 2nd in 2017

semi-finalist in 2016 US Senior Amateur

420th ranked amateur in the world (WAGR™ as of 12/31/2017)

#3 ranked US senior

11 time Tennessee Player of the Year, 3 time Senior Player of the Year

GB&I TEAM

Captain: Peter McEvoy (Troon, Scotland)

McEvoy, 64, brings a wealth of competitive golf experience to the GB&I team. He is one of Great Britain's most decorated amateur golfers. His outstanding career includes winning back-to-back British Amateur Championships in 1977 and 1978. Additionally, McEvoy represented Great Britain and Ireland as a player on five Walker Cup teams between 1977 and 1989. Additionally, he was the winning GB&I Walker Cup captain in 1999 and 2001. He also enjoyed five appearances as a player on Eisenhower Trophy teams, including 1988 when he won the individual event to go with a team victory for Great Britain and Ireland. Ten years later, he represented GB&I as the winning captain for the 1998 Eisenhower trophy team. McEvoy has shined during his career on two of golf's biggest stages. He was the low amateur at The Open in 1978 and 1979 and in 1978 became the first British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters Tournament.

Winner The Amateur Championship 1977 and 1978 – runner up 1987

Five-time member of the GB&I Walker Cup team between 1977 and 1989

Five-time Eisenhower Trophy team member, including 1988 when he won the individual event and GB&I won the team event

Low amateur at The Open Championship 1978 and 1979

In 1978 became the first British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters Tournament

Winner of the Lytham Trophy 1979

Winner of the Brabazon Trophy 1980 (tied with Ronan Rafferty)

Vice Captain: Martin Young (Ringwood, Hampshire, England)

Playing Captain Hampshire Golf 2017 English County Champions

2016 and 2014 Concession Cup GB&I

English Mid-Am Champion 2006

Welsh Mid-Am Champion 2016

South East England Mid-Am Champion 2017

Three-time Sunningdale Micklem Cup Winner

Three-time Hampshire County Champion

Six-time Hampshire Mid-Am Champion

Four-time Hampshire stroke play Champion

Lagonda Trophy Winner 2000

Four-time Solent Salver Winner

Hampshire Salver Winner 2000

Mid-Am Tour OOM 2012

Mid-Amateur

David Corben

Surrey County Champion 2015 & 2016

Surrey Order of Merit Winner 2014, 2016 & 2017

Wilkinson Sword Recipient 2018

Devil's Punch Bowl Winner 5 times

John Cross Bowl Winner 2016 & 2017

Berkshire Trophy 2nd 2014 & 3rd 2017

English Amateur Strokeplay Runner-Up 2017

Surrey County Captain 2014-2017

2014 English County National Finalists

British & English Universities Captain

Matt Clark (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Six-time member of Scotland's Home Internationals team, including 2012 victory

Playing captain for the Scots at Moortown in 2017

Achieved a fifth Order of Merit title at the Tennant Cup at Glasgow GC in 2016

Won the Edward Trophy at Gailes in 2017

Helped his Area secure team glory on home soil at Ranfurly Castle in 2014